Guided Inquiry Design is part of the good in education that is happening across the country in many schools. With GID students K-12 are engaged, thinking critically, asking great questions, digging deeper into their research, and creating amazing products to share that learning with others. Just read some posts on this blog as examples!
But, unfortunately, we don’t often get to hear this message about the best things happening in our public schools.
With the national conversation on education highlighting some negative rhetoric, our very own president labeled our educational system as:
“an education system, flush with cash, but which leaves our young and beautiful students deprived of knowledge” Donald Trump, Inaugural address 2017
Doing the good work with our students in our schools is part of our action, but now it’s just not enough.
So, I am asking for your help. We need to flood the networks with all our examples of GID and the impact its having on our students. This is not as much about Guided Inquiry as it is about schooling in the US. If we want to shift the narrative to a positive we have a responsibility to take action and show every example of great learning in US public schools as we can.
We need to amplify this positive message about the good in education. GID is a best practice having a very positive impact on student learning and critical thinking everywhere it is being implemented. Do you agree? How is it having a positive impact on learning at your school? On your professionalism? For your students?
Just like Heather Locklear showed us back in the 80’s…
Just tell two friends…
http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCjmDI4AJlk
Start by taking action, today.
Thank you!
Leslie Maniotes, PhD
Co-Creator of Guided Inquiry Design
PS Here are some Tools to help you Amplify your message:
Further Reading: Read these posts for more ideas about education hashtags:
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(This post was also published as a GID Newsletter.)